After a race for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development affairs Liz Truss defeated former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Boris Johnson, who served as the prime minister since 2019, will be on his way out of office, leaving Truss as the party leader. Truss won the election with 57.4% of the vote from members compared to Sunak’s 42.6%. Truss has been the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in the United Kingdom since 2021 and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019, serving under three prime ministers.